October 2016 COMPLETION DATE March 2016 PROJECT TEAM Architect Arquitechne S.A., Panama Distributor and Mechanical Contractor COPANAC, Panama CHALLENGE Adding cooling to a centuries-old church without disrupting its infrastructure or beauty SOLUTION Mitsubishi Electric VRF RESULT Undisrupted architecture and a space that is comfortable year-round CHURCH OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI Panama City, Panama The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the oldest churches in Panama, dating back to the 1700s. More recently the church sat closed for 12 years – and completely abandoned for nine – due to lack of maintenance. Not wanting to lose this valuable building to deterioration, volunteers with Amigos Iglesias Casco Antiguo began a conservation project. Whe

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